There are a number of VMFS filesystem related tasks you can run using vmkfstools. Query a VMFS Volume You can get information on a VMFS volume by running the following vmkfstools command: ~ # vmkfstools --queryfs -h /vmfs/volumes/NewVOL/ VMFS-3.54 file system spanning 1 partitions. File system label (if any): NewVOL Mode: public Capacity 2.2 GB, 1.7 GB available, file block size 1 MB UUID: 4ff9bb71-c02-0a Partitions spanned (on 'lvm'): mpx.vmhba1:C0:T2:L0:1 Is Native Snapshot Capable: NO Creating a VMFS Volume using vmkfstools VMware recommend using the vSphere client for creating any new VMFS datastores, but if you do have reason to create one from the command line, this is how it is done. First of all we need to create a partition on our new disk. This is done by running partedUtil.

The same steps can be used to shrink a Windows drive. With Vista/2008 and newer the disk manager can be used to change the size of the partitions instead of Gparted or Gparted can be used as well. Related Articles (HowTo) Grow a VMDK with VMKFSTOOLS (HowTo) Convert a VMDK from Thick to Thin on ESX. Vmkfstools command offers the ability to clone the contents of VMware virtual machines(VM) from (.vmdk ) disk format to another without the help vCenter. This To change the virtual machine disks from one type to another, you must perform the following steps: 1.